Matt's Audio Letter of the Week

Hey friends,
Welcome to this week’s Feel Better Letter. This is Matt.

This week, we’re celebrating the Fourth of July here in the States—our Independence Day. It marks the anniversary of when we declared independence from Great Britain back in 1776.

And today, I feel deep gratitude—first, for the freedoms I get to enjoy living in this country. But just as meaningful to me is the internal freedom I now experience. Because even though I’ve always lived in a free country, I spent many years as a prisoner to fear—maybe even a slave to it.

I had every external freedom… but I was miserable on the inside.

These days, I sit in a different place. It doesn’t mean I never feel fear—it means I’m no longer controlled by it. Sure, fear shows up from time to time. That’s natural. That’s human. But I no longer live in that loop—the one where fear feels relentless, where your thoughts race all day, your body is flooded with tension, and the world feels like a constant threat.

I don’t live like that anymore. And I haven’t in a long time.

So when people say recovery—or real freedom from fear—isn’t possible, I don’t take it personally. It’s just that they haven’t experienced it yet. People can only guide you as far as they’ve gone themselves.

And while this might go against the grain of what’s commonly believed about things like OCD or anxiety, I’m here to tell you: fear can be overcome. You can liberate yourself from the loop.

Is it easy? No.
Does it take courage? You bet.

But so did declaring independence in 1776.

There’s actually a strange kind of comfort in being controlled. When fear runs your life, you can always point to it and say, “I can’t do this because of my anxiety… because of that fear… because of this story.” It gives you something to lean on—even if it’s keeping you stuck.

Freedom, on the other hand, means you set the path.

So I think often about the courage it must’ve taken for the founding fathers to fight for independence. And today, while I’m grateful for the external freedoms I’ve always had, I know that real freedom didn’t come until I got free from fear.

You can have all the liberties in the world, but if you're trapped inside your own mind and body, it's a very different kind of suffering.

So if that resonates at all, I want to say this to you today:

Yes, happy Fourth of July to all who are celebrating. I hope you spend it with people you love, doing things that light you up. But more than that, in the spirit of this letter—I hope you’ll fight for your own internal freedom.

Because you can be free on the outside and still be imprisoned within.
True liberation starts from the inside out.

If you're not there yet, don’t settle.
Don’t accept that the loop is just your life now. It’s not.

Freedom from fear is possible.
And if someone tells you otherwise, it just means they haven’t found the way—or they haven’t made it there yet.

But that doesn’t have to stop you.
Find someone who has made it—someone you trust—and let them guide you. If that’s me and the team at TBC, you’re welcome to apply and join us. And if it’s someone else, that’s okay too.

What matters most is that you don’t stop until you get there.

That’s what this week is about: not just celebrating independence… but claiming your own.

Thanks for being here with me. I’m so grateful for the work I get to do, the country I live in, and the opportunities I’ve had—but what I’m most grateful for is my freedom from fear.

I’ve lived on both sides of that fence.
And I can say with my whole heart: true freedom is internal.

Wishing you a wonderful week, a safe holiday, and so much love from me to you.
– Matt